AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of York Council has published contract details for BT Active Intelligence Insights. The active contract is with BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED for location-intelligence services supporting council planning, regeneration, event, resource-allocation and public-service insight.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition, valued at £30,400 gross over the stated two-year term. It indicates a targeted purchase of telecommunications-related location intelligence by a local authority.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £30,400 gross shared contract value GBP · active
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Award 1 names BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED as its sole supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 30,400.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description both state this.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£30,400 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 30400 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the sole supplier and award
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Contract 1 links to award 1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-09-30.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceLocation intelligence insights
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The notice title is "BT Active Intelligence Insights" and the description identifies location intelligence.
Intended uses
99% confidenceFootfall and demographic insight for planning, resource allocation, public services, city-centre plans, regeneration, special events, remote-working trends and night-time strategy
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These uses are stated in the published notice description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence64200000 — Telecommunications services
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Award item 1 additionalClassifications contains CPV 64200000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKE21, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 deliveryAddresses specifies region UKE21 and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this explicitly.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated by the published procedure detail
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The notice states "Below threshold - without competition". Bid counts and evaluation information are not supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Stated duration
98% confidenceTwo years
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The period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceThe council used a below-threshold direct route for the stated location-intelligence requirement.
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The tender procedure detail is "Below threshold - without competition" and the notice description sets out the requirement.
Value context
98% confidenceThe £30,400 gross contract value applies to the stated two-year term.
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Contract 1 records GBP 30,400 gross and a period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo pricing breakdown, unit rates or payment profile is published in the supplied notice data.
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Only contract value.amountGross is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published record completeness
98% confidenceThe source provides an active award, active contract, signed date, term, gross value, supplier identity and procedure route.
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Award 1 and contract 1 provide these fields; supplier verification is complete.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 has status "complete" only; its title, description and value fields are null.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 award_date is null and no award date is present in the embedded award data.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scores, award rationale or evaluation results are included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No extension or renewal options are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of York CouncilBRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDBT Active Intelligence Insightslocation intelligencetelecommunications servicesdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the BT Active Intelligence Insights contract?
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (company number 01800000) is the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £30,400 gross.
When does the contract run?
The contract starts on 1 October 2026 and ends on 30 September 2028.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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